Smokers, former smokers and people who have worked around harmful chemicals can assess their own risk for developing lung cancer through a Web site offered during Lung Cancer Awareness Week, which starts today.
The site, lungcancer.org, provides information about the disease, treatments, clinical trials and how to measure your risk of developing lung cancer.
About 169,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year, and about 155,000 will die of the disease, making lung cancer the third most common form of cancer, but by far the biggest killer, according to the American Cancer Society.
As part of the Cancer Society's awareness efforts, the annual Great American Smoke Out, a day when smokers are urged to quit, will be Thursday
For more information about lung cancer, call 1-877-646-LUNG.
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